TV series

The Deuce

2017–2019 · 3 seasons

A sprawling, immersive look at a gritty world, rich with period detail and complex characters, that is often bleak and demanding.

Tagline: Once upon a time in America, pleasure became a business.
Overview: The story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York’s Times Square from the early ’70s through the mid ’80s, exploring the rough-and-tumble world that existed there until the rise of HIV, the violence of the cocaine epidemic and the renewed real estate market ended the bawdy turbulence of the area.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Crime, corruption, power, class
Content: Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
corruption
power
class
survival
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong